Glenn Webb Announces Resignation From Calfee Funeral Home
City Councilman Glenn Webb announced his voluntary resignation as business manager of Calfee Funeral Home effective Sunday June 30. Carl Davis will handle business affairs until a successor is named as Webb plans to open a new business in Beckey within the next months. Webb, employed 21 months, earned a B.S. degree from Concord State Teacher's College.
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Glenn Webb
Calfee Funeral Home
Carl Davis
Webb
Raleigh Register
Beckey
Caffee Funeral Home
Concord State Teacher's College
Protests Resignation Of Huntington Beer Enforcer
Prosecutor Edward H. Greene protests to Governor Meadows the resignation of L. H. Sedinger as chief beer law enforcement officer in Huntington. Greene says Sedinger has given the state its first real effort to enforce beer laws and that politicians and beer-spot owners should not interfere with the work being done.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Edward H. Greene
Meadows
L. H. Sedinger
Ceer
Sedinger
Greene
Gods Molded From Butter Mark Night in Choni China
Butter figures mixed with powdered colors are shaped to depict deities that preside over a single night each year in Choni China, reflecting local ritual artistry and seasonal traditions.
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Choni
China
Service call targets 1100 men for pre-induction
Charleston selective service headquarters received a pre-induction call for about 1100 non-fathers between 19 and 25 years of age. Director Carleton C. Pierce said the men will be examined for possible induction in September and October.
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Associated Press
Charleston State
Selective Service
Carleton C. Pierce
Local Action Delayed On Mine Boss Voting
Petition driven bargaining talks for 47 Beckley area mines are held up as John Getreu of the NLRB awaits Washington authorization. District 50 rep William Thomason notes progress in supervisory employee contract talks with Admiral Ben Marcell saying another meeting is set for Wednesday amid operator absence.
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John Getreu
NLRB
Cincinnati
Washington
William Thomason
District 50 Supervisory Union
Thomason
Geuleu
Ben Marcell
Federal Coal Mines
Morrell
District 50
Farm Pond Builder To Arrive Tomorrow
A farm pond builder called a turnipoul will arrive for use tomorrow in the Southern Soil Conservation District. District conservationist Floyd Rothlisberger said the equipment will first be used in Summers County and then in Raleigh Fayette and Mercer Counties through August. A half acre pond was finished on the Chambers farm near Glen Daniel and another acre pond is expected to be completed tomorrow on the EB R Cline farm at Cool Ridge.
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Southern Soil Conservation District
Floyd Rothlisberger
Summers County
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Chambers
Glen Daniel
EB. R. Cline
Cool Ridge
Rothlisberger
Grain And Meat Prices Soar To Record Highs
Prices for grain and meat reach record highs amid uncertain market conditions and possible OPA revival. Retail and real estate sectors pledge price stability while rents rise in several cities. Hog, wheat, and cattle prices surge, with some sectors forecasting ongoing restraint at OPA levels. Major retailers promise to hold prices, while state governors freeze rents and hospitals gain licensing approvals.
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Fla
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Western States Meat Packers Association
New York
New Jersey
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Outing Play Suit and Bonnet Pattern for Toddlers
Sue Burnett presents pattern No. 8040 for sizes 2 to 5 and up to 6 years featuring a bare midriff play suit with wing sleeves, back buttons, matching shorts, and a sun bonnet. Includes yardage for 35 or 39 inch fabrics, costs 25 cents plus pattern number and address to send to Raleigh Register, New York. Title mentions summer fashion issue and home sew patterns.
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Sue Burnett
Raleigh Register
Ave. Americas
New York
N.Y
America
Father To Accept Dead Son's Medal
Ripley to honor Suilor William Warren Boggess posthumously with a medal presented to his father Dr. W. W. Boogeess during the July 1 celebration. The event features A Night of naval planes led by Cmdr Don M. Campbell, famed for downing 45 Japanese planes in World War II, coming from Norfolk, Virginia.
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Associated Press
Ripley
Suilor
William Warren Boggess
W. W. Boogeess
tCmdr
Don M. Campbell
Norfolk
Highway Death Toll Tops 155 for First Half 1946
West Virginia reports 155 highway fatalities in the first six months of 1946 with 28 deaths in June. Air currents reaching about 1,500 miles an hour have been developed in U.S. wind tunnels used to test aeronautical equipment.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Acclesee Prevention Bureau
U.S
City to Sell Water System to Hollidays Cove
The Public Service Commission authorized Hollidays Cove to take over the Weirton Improvement Company water system serving Weirton and file a new rate tariff for service in the city. Crater Lake Oregon is six miles long and four miles wide at 6000 feet, and never freezes.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Hollidays Cove
Weirton Improvement Company
Weirton
Crater Lake
Oregon
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